LWCA Lake News

By Colleen Burke Tripp Honor and Mike Burke (my mom and dad) became a part of Weslemkoon history when back in the early 1970’s they started renting a cottage from Four Loons Marina. They loved it so much they decided to […]

This year the LWCA is conducting a major new survey of the Lake’s water quality. The the July testing has been completed by Kevin Moyser. The second testing will take place in the fall and will be lead by the […]

In June a LWCA member brought to our attention some foam near the waterfall that looked “ugly”. We followed up with a water test. The results of the test showed a relatively high e. coli count. At a second location […]

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Conservation

By Brian Owens As female elk get older, they also get wiser: they learn how to avoid getting shot by hunters, and appear to adapt their behaviour to the types of weapon the hunters carry. Hunting by humans is known […]

We have a cedar tree that woodpeckers have drilled a number of holes in. The first time they did this we coated the hole with tar. But that is not the best thing to do. The advice from tree experts […]

By Marion Evans Photographs by Barrie Evans (All photographs were taken at the north end of the lake). From your canoe, kayak, paddleboat or fishing boat, take the opportunity to scan the shoreline of Lake Weslemkoon for plants that love […]